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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
20 ACRES,
mOre OF 1eSS on WHICH are trtCttu large
BRICK DWELLING,

large barn and outbuildings
FOURTH. A tract of land. bounded on the north
by towing path OF Penns,lva anal Co., on the
south by Sisquehanna river, on the east by ind Of
A. Croop on the west by land OF Hicks heirs
containing
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-12-23
ORPHANS COURT SALE
OF VALUABLE
Real Estate !!

Pursuant to an order OF the Orphans Court Of
Columbia county, there Will be sold at ublic sale,
on the premises, In Brtarcieek township, on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
PROHIBITTONLSTS AND HIGH LICENSE

Tho Pr0hibilonlsts who arc opposing High
License from conviction, however ill founded
must be distinguis he'd from those whose real
aim Is to establish a third party. These last
use the temperance question IN political cap
ital, and whenever a question Of expediency
arises they give Prohibition the second place
on their programme. The men who really he
licve in Prohibition however will find il hard
to assign an intelligible reason for their present
attitude For in the first place, they certainly
cannot pretend that the application of Prohibi-
ton TO New-Yor1 is possible at this time. They
must know with certainty. that any attempt to
put such law in operation here would result
simply in Free Rum. II is therefore not can.
did or rational for any one TO sly that the Issue
is between High License and Prohibition. The
latter cuts no figure in the controversy. II 10
not, to use figure, within haling distance.
The alternatives presented are rs follows
High License which its advocates believe will
largely reduce the number Of saloons and es
pccially the worst class Of them the existing
system, which has given the city 10 600 saloons
and put the control Of municipal politics in their
hands; or absolute freedom for the lionor
traffic. which, though perhaps not much worse
than the existing situation. must be to some
extent more mischicvous. The two latter
methods are excluded by the essential copd,-
tons of the present agitation. There remains
only the first.
Tho ProhibitiOnsts seek to justify their OH
position to that by saying that it Will not have
the expected effects. But even il they arc
right on that head il is not jusufabe for then,
TO fight High License. For the surost and
often the only means OF convincing the public
that a measure is bad is TO enact il into law
Then, and usually for the first time its full
implications are realized. Now if High Iiccnsc
is so futile "a the PrObibti0nists affirm they
ought TO be willing, nay, eager. for il IN lie
tried for such a test would prove that tbcv
were right and, moreover, the failure OF such
a halfway remedy would dispose the public
TO try something more radical next time But
if High License should fail in the Legislature
through Prohibiionist and hquorseInu op-
position combined, it is plain enough that Pro.
bibition would not only be no whit nearer; il
would be further off than ever for II would
have arrayed against il thenccforth all tho
friends of High License. The only possible
result would therefore 10 the intrenchment OF
the drink evil and the qualification Of tho
saloon in politics. The Prohibtionists GER
.ainly will not admit that this IL what they
want but if their present course results in this,
how do they expect 10 cscapc the responsibility
Knowing that Prohibition is wholly iniprac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10

However faulty. as matter OF TACT, MS jung
nent may be. he at least should have sufficient
confidence in his ability to set aside pre-
conceived opinion and Judge upon case as 1T
is laid before him in evidence, to warrant an
affirmative answer to the statutory question.
The fallibility of unframed minds does not en-
Ter into this phase of the matter. 1t is quite
another question. and touches the root Of tic
Jury system controversy. But the man who
says that he cannot form an unbiased opinion
upon any given set Of facts simply shows the
shallow quality Of his mind.
Very few of the intelligent talesmen ex-
amncd in the Clcary case have made this con-
cession. The trouble is that out OF the persons
examined not more than 10 per cent have been
of even average mental capacity. More than
two-tllirls were ignorant foreigners. II is as
tonshing where they all come from. The duty
of securing jurymen for the courts dcvolyes
upon Commissioner. The present official,
Charles Reilly, has by his own testimony shown
himself cOnspicuously unfit for his duty. lie
proceeds without the shadow of a system. In
stead of securing from responsible sources, such
as the Tax Office and the Department OF Pub
lie Works the names Of citizens who have an
honest interest in upholdng the law he fills
his wheel with few thousand names taken at
random from the City Directory. The result
is what might lie expected. A more deplor-
able lot of taleSmcn than those who have thus
far presented themselves on the stand in the
Clcary case could scarcely lie collected in
drag-nct along the Bowcry 1t is because Com
missioner Reilly has brought forth such rab-
bile that this particular case has been so long
delayed and that the interests of Justice in all
cases in every court are so seriously leopard
lied and placed at the mercy of stupid and
sIiSnciOnS pcrSOns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
TVO YEARS OF "REFORM."

-. RECORD THAT HUMILIATEs GOOD CITIZENS
From The Utica Herald
Tup Nrw-YoRK TRIBUNE has made q patient nnc sx
bausye examination OF the files OF the Journals OF that
city aud from authenticated reports .hsrein an
stration The story is one that no good citizen can rea
with satisfaction No matter how bitter party man no
Of scandalo1s acts committed by and with the approx"
of the National Government
CTEyEIAND's BLUNDERS NOT SURPRISING.
pr..aept Ceyeland's record the first half OF his
official term closing with tne 1s NrWYoKD TRmsss
yey;sw He came the Executive ONCE Win Mite en
pesncss and b no hSs and through
these two years Of important lnbors anu lsSpoi''"
that came upon him III So singular "a ihahhci
Eyom TIE Buffalo Commercial AdrertiseI. c.
scorching review Is that-republlshca lIom nns
NEW YORK TRIBUSE-of the Administrators reform
work thus far
SCARCELY A CHEERFUL PROSPECT
From The IhaLaaapoiis Journal 49,. ..,s
o feses S will be than the
NO "RAsCALs" SHOWN UP YET
.snosp by T as TRipuSn that in the last two yeaIs
10000 changes have taken place IN the pap ay a,ru
Our esteemed contemporary Inc A!oa.t idy "a
win claim that this is due to the faet aS a ~, Of cor
cleanse the government OF the es,ep r ihe
hnd 10 he made That being so would IL moi
the guilt of the wronsdoers could e San 1' has besn
But il has not been, or at least ho a''eHp' nus
made TO punish the guilty mon
HYPOCRISY EXPOSED
Iro,a Ty.s Aev- Haren courier ,,....
This is sharp t .nS%i o OF his noble
t tacss that hubble ONCE Is pubic trust
nocIrMENr DESERVING SCRUTINY.
SSom rae Ne,c. Ha,sn i t,.s1 v.,, 10
Exer ,vo tho two great parties In the Presidenu
snSn should this review by The ia
S r. s hIs leisure Especially would be commsss ~
ssy , fo those excellent gentlemen who In l2Ss -
Rsir hest TO elect Democratic administrator sdnc
~ tis mumEer Of rascais IN ONCE. and 20 %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
ANOTHER C4R-STOTE DISASTER.

If it takes The railroad corporations n long
time to find n safe means OF heating and light
ing cars it must he remembered that the m
ccntivcS to action furnished in the form oil
repeated crcmations of passengers are supplied
chiefly at the expense Of the p Bile. Tho
latest case of railroad slaughter Of this kind
occurred in Ncw-Jcrscy on the IIightstOwr
and Pembcrton Railway. broken rail at
bridge threw the train from taic track. and the
car-stovc did its work with customary prompt
tudc and energy the moment the cars wcrc
overturned 1t is perhaps worth while to in
quIrc how it happens so frequently that rail,
break on or at the entrance TO bridges. Tho
fact is peculiar. and seems to suggest some UNI
usual strain at those points, or some defect in
the construction of the roads which might
possibly lie rcmcdicd 10 the general advantage
1t is perhaps conscling to he informed that in
this Ncw-JerScy case all has been done 10y
the railroad company that is possible for tho
relief of the injured" but 1t would have been
still more satisfactory had the railroad com
pnny rendered the roasting Of the victims i'm
possible, 10y employing safe method OF heat
ing their cars.
The truth is that the danger in railroad
phGsized so strongly aud so often during the
last six months that the public are becoming
seriously alarmed. and if the railroad com
pancs do not set themselves earnestly TO worl,
10 provide safe heat and light there may cnSuc
sensible check upon travel. Nobody likes
the idea Of being fastened down beneath a rail
way wreck and burned alive, yet everybody
must perceive that this is really one Of the
contingencies of railway travel which has Ia
he taken into account. Experiment appears "a
have demonstrated the feasibility Of using
steam for car-hcatlng and electricity for car
Lighting. The difficulties in the way OF prac-
teal application are already such as can be
overcome by free expenditure. Now the
American public will not tolerate the idea that
the corporations may lie Clingng 10 the old
and dangerous methods through parsimony
only, yet there is just enough ground for some
such suspicion 10 give rise TO rcscntful feel
ing; feeling which. if not dissipated by
measures Of relief, is liable 10 take shape
in demand for cocrciye legislation Of n type
extremely disagrecable 10 the railway stock
holders. In short, il humanity is not stimulus
enough to the reform tendencies Of directors
sclf-intcrcst should quicken their action and
If it does not the public patience will before
long give way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MARCH TO- 1857

ticable how. moreover can they reconcile 1t
to their condolences to oppose the only measure
which has chance OF enactment and which
promises any abatement of the evil
Surely High License must be better than low
licensef No sane observer will believe that
putting heavy taxes on an occupation operates
as a bonus to boom - that occupation. 1t Is
clear that it must depress it and drive many
people out Of it, and that means dimlnutlon
Of drinking for all experience proves that the
larger the number Of saloons the larger the
number of drinkers. There is then good ground
for believing that High License will produce
some salutary effect, and II it should not do so
it would nevertheless be polite to try it. from
the Prohibitionist point of view. III it is the
general public and the supporters OF High
License who are laborng under Illusions the
best and quickest way to dspel the latter Is to
put the High License law in operation. Then
we shall all know very soon precisely how II
works. and should it prove the failure the Pro
hibitionists predict, all who supported 1t VIII
be convinced Of their error, and will DO the
reader 10 champion more drastic measure ny
the time the next Legislature meets. This Is
a reasonable and entirely natter f-fact view
of the situation. Let the bill speak for itself
1t is the only way to settle questions which In
The absence of practical test will he contro-
vcrtcd indefinitely to no purpose. Neither side
can convince the other so long rs there is no
experimental appeal to he had. The reduction
of theory to practice is needed to show who Is
right and who wrong. In the circumstances
the Prohibitionists who arc not third-party
masqucraders ought TO withdraw their opposi-
ton to the bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
PERSONAL.
shrink.

rx.sherif Rowan, of Philadelphia. Is 10 be removed
,, tho Ercudouno Asy lum ana taken 10 Aoanuc
City
,,uunukeo Is to have replica of Miss Whtneys
poson statue of Lei Ericsson inc gft Oh MIS- y l.
Gilbert.
M, Han oliver Mowat Premier Of Ontario. has
n,s office for fifteen years longer than any other
british Colonial Premier
pishop william Taylor has named tho steamer which
r.. !. 10 use on the Upper Congo for his wife, Annie
'rovlor~ During their married nfo OF moro than
tor,v wears Mr.. and Mrs. Tay lor have been much
s.,aratod by his missionary work. Yet To this day.
no saws, 81 never heard hor object TO my gong or
Irving nor utter murmur on account Of my absence
!, Doetor of Divinity said to her ono day; Mrs.
;1avior. / can't help but think ham OF Mr. Taylor
CO., goina away and leaving you alone 80 long ~, Que
~, Well, Doctor. no never went away without
my consent stayed Longer man AM N MIN 10
eisS bas any right to complain The Doctor subShed'
wor, comes OF tho death of DR. Schroeder. pro-
,ossor IN the University of Berlin and Director OF
tho ROYAL Hospital for Women who was accounted
tho eblest gynnooiogi'' III 'N'"'""'' ''' h"'" N'"
self by overworh'
40, Harry w Elliot. OF Washington. well known
a. writer IL reported 10 be on the eve OF u wedding
tour 10 Oriental lands
pro,ossor Ira @. Hott. Californla's Superintendent
q, pubIic Instruction, came frUm New-Engnnd nnd
nc. taurht school ut West Amesbury under the
o I'm rntendence OF John Groonlcaf Whittier
Mr. walter Ii. Camp, who was wrongly suspected
NJ shooting Mr.. g. c. Smith the other night, in
Madison Square, and who promptly proved his entire
,,oo.nce of my completely In the affair, Is presently
10 be married to sister Of Professor " Iliam u.
summer Of Yale.
MFR parncI is to prede at q st. patricks Day
bapauet In st. Jamos's Hall. London.
Tho Row a. p Nichols OF the First Presbyterian
Church. Linghauton, has declined . call to
church Mt Denver, Col.
Tho lato Charles J. Peterson, tho Philadelphia
author and publisher, owned cottage at Newport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
Amusements.

=, ,o,I Oprps ToUsE-s-The Skating Rink.
CAslHO-S-Ermine. -. ,...u O Thu
G.1x,s rur.Tsy-1I a. m.-Soddard Jectare-s-ine
Tanning Of the ehrew
fonKsrApER's-e:30-M tnstrelA
rTnSS MUsyE-Flower Show. Munch Lajos
G..Sn OPERA HoUsE-S-Rat Catcher
HARuroASs PARK THEATRE-s-McNooheys 'S'@
1vcruw TuxAIRE-s:l5-walda Lamar.
T.nsos AVE AND 59TH-sT-Day and Eyening-MerrF
mac and Monitor Panorama
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-s-Jim' the fenman'
N,a,o's GARDKH-S-A Rag Baby
STAND ARD THEATRE-s-Frtz.
STAR THEArRE-s-Lorraine.
THAnA-S-Fledermaus
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-s:3o-Pr1nce Karl
u AIIACK's-s-Harbor Lights.
6rfLAygYUE ADMINISTRATORS
14rusr THEATRE-S-Denman Thompson .
28p-sT TABRRsACLE, near 6thave.-Chrst beiore "''
r2e and 73O BRoADwAY-Old London street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
Aesu2lprk Daily Gribaote
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1887.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FonrIGN.-Trafickiu In English Admiralty de-
signs: prompt denial of the American Legation
- General Buffers report on Ireland -
Bismarck's big and servile majority. - Union
ists to support the Irish Crimes bill. - Mr..
Chamberlain still out of the Liberal ranks -
Why the Bulgarian revolt failed. - Death OF
the sculptor Hofer at Stuttgart. - tribute to
Mr.. Beecher by the Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker. OF
London.
Observation-Disclosures over the Baltimore and
Ohio deal shown in Baltimore and Philadelphia
g Defeat of the Woman Suffrage bill, limited,
in the Assembly. - Alternative offered the Nor
ris and Essex Railroad Company by the New-Jer-
sew Legislature. - Charged with preaching
beresy in Connecticut. - The railroad strike in
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio. r. Funeral of
ex-senator Maoki at Fishkill. - Alleged swim
die in "sugarineo in Boston. "A swindling
matchmaking concern broken up in Boston -
Result of elections in New-Jersey. - The Mill
tia bin defeated in Missouri
CITY AND UBURBAE.-Arran gements Tor MIR.
Beecher's funeral - The Baltimore aud Ohio
option not yet exercised - The yacht race TO
begin on Saturday. - Slow work IT. getting the
Clearly Jury = The tramp" steamer Egypt
foundeIed at sea. - The League baseball
schedule Of games adopted, 80 Plans of the
new Madison Square Garden. - A. d. White
spoke on the government of cities. 80 Money
distributed TO hospitals. - Gold value OF the
legal.tender silver dollar t4l2l2 grains 46-1-16d.
per ounce-78.77 cents. - Stocks active and
strong in the early dealings later sharp declines
in the specialties dragged the whole market down
tho closing was steady
TIE Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Slight
iy warmer with rain, followed by cooler, clearing
weather. Temperature yesterday Highest, 45o;
lowest 32o ; average. 800.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10

The persistency with which spectators IN
rand transit schemes try to get possession OF
Broadway for an elevated railroad is amazing
At least two sets of men are after it now, and
profess to be confident of final success. That
the Broadway property holders can be induced
to consent to the latest project by offers OF
stock in the company does not seem possible
An elevated road before their doors would rum
one of the finest thoroughfares in the world,
the cases of Third and Sixth aves not being
analogous. But it has now apparently come to
this: New-York must have underground rapid
transit. and have it soon, If the city Is to be
saved from gridirOn of elevated railroads.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10
HOW JURIES ARE OBTAINED IN THIS

TOWN
No one could have sat in Justice Barretts
courtroom during the last ten days and atten-
lively followed the mOnOtOnous but highly
important work of getting jury to sit in judg-
n,ent on the case Of Thomas Clcary without
coming 10 the conclusion that the jury system
has fallen into serious abuse in this city. Its
faults as means of dealing out justice between
disputants are sufficiently numerous and griev-
Gus even where it is practised On the best plan
that can be devised. At the very bost it is
an Anticipated machine. which has long out
lived part of its old usefulness. Every day the
most delicate and intricate questions of fact
are submitted TO the judgment of twelve minds
wholly unframed in the science Of drawing
distinctions. and the issue is left to their
unanimous verdict. So far from being odd
that justice is rarely done, the wonder is that
it is ever dono. And when. in addition TO the
inherent imperfectiOns Of this mossfack sys-
ten, it is weighed down with such evils as at
tend its operation in our courts, We are really
astonshed that the public endure it so patiently.
Nearly two weeks have already been spent
in futile effort 10 find twelve citizens of this
town sufficiently unparalleled, clear-minded
and philosophical to serve in Cleary's case.
Nine successive panels have been drawn aud
about $50 persons examined. and yet there is
no indication that counsel are content. The
law. so far as it defines the qualifications of
jurors. Is not to be blamed. It Is liberal and
sensible. 1t only requires that man shall
declare that Notwithstanding any impressions
or opinions he may have formed he believes ho
can try tae case on the evidence submitted and
on that alone. Any intelligent man who is un-
able to say that should be ashamed of himseIf.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10

lessness. They must see that 1t would work
their State immense harm. A well-trained
and faithful militia is necessary to the nainte-
nance of good order, and is bulwark OF de-
fence for civil liberty. Without IL capital Is
insecure and life Is apt to be put in danger.
Do the voters of Missouri want to see enter
prise driven from their State, followed by nun
dreds of respected citizens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10

Indiana has a shower Of birthstone. II has had
Democratic victories, and a Democratic Governor.
and an epidemic OF crime in State institutions
and In its Legislature. and O bogus election Of
Senator, and now. with entire proprety, it has a
first instalment Of the result Welcomes In
that quarter seems TO have gonD so far that it Is
unable 81 wait for the hereafter and is getting
part Of the needful bimsto4e now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-10

good deal of nuisance.
The baseball world is at rest. There Will be
no more chickering's at least until next year, for
the League organization has solved its nine
club problem by dropping two of the old clubs
and admitting Indianapolis as the new eighth
nine. There was no freezing out nor robbery
about the matter, as each of the retiring clubs
was paid we'll for It's franchise and men. The
manner in which these players afterward were
auctiOned off at so much apiece savored I'M
pleasantly of the slave markets of the old
South. But IL the players don't mind, no one
else need worry about it.
All efforts to stir up quarrel between the
owners of the Dauntless and the Coronet have
failed, and if the weather permits the yachts
will start on Saturday. Moreover, despite GER
tain amtable assertions that All ocean yacht
race does not prove anything any way. the con-
test will certainly attract much attention and
serve many excellent purposes. For one thing,
1t will quiet the insinuation of English yachts
men that American yachts are only Swimming
dishes, made to sail prettily ON mill-ponds but
no good in genuine ocean weather.
The city's Christmas offering to the hospitals
In 1886 amounts to $53, 051, a gain of $1,000
upon the year previous. This is doing pretty
well, but it is hardly up to what might be
reasonably expected In view of New-York's
reputation for generosity. If any patriotic citi-
zen repels this insinuation it would be in order
to ask him If New-York Is not more generous
than London 7 OF course 1t Is. Yet London
contributes to her hospital fund nearly SIS to
81 in New-York, although her population Ia
only three times as large.
The Missouri Legislature has rejected a mo.
ton to reconsider the vote refusing pay to the
State militia, part of which was most useful In
sustaining the c1vil authorities during the late
railroad strikes and riots. This was in face Of
the assurance that II the vote was not changed
the citizen soldiers would break up their Or
CARNATIONS. The question cannot be consid
cred as entirely settled until another election
for Legislative officers has been held. A par
tsl suspension Of Judgment. therefore. is only
proper. IL Is hardly possible that the people
Of Missouri. upon reflection, will declare
against the militia, and thus commit them
calves In favor of an occasional reign of law